UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 17, 2010

 

 

ANSYS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware    0-20853    04-3219960

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)   

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA    15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

ANSYS, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan

On February 17, 2010, the Compensation Committee of ANSYS, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the ANSYS, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Long-Term Incentive Plan”). The Long-Term Incentive Plan is a long-term incentive compensation plan pursuant to which award recipients are granted restricted stock units that vest based upon the percentage return per share of the Company’s common stock over a three-year period (the “Total Shareholder Return”) as compared to the median percentage appreciation of the NASDAQ Composite Total Returns Index (the “Index”) over the same period of time. The maximum number of restricted stock units will be earned by a participant under this plan if the Total Shareholder Return is 110% or above the median percentage appreciation of the Index during any performance measurement period. The performance measurement periods will be three years in duration, starting on January 1, 2010 and January 1 of each year thereafter while the Long-Term Incentive Plan is effective. Unless otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee of the Company, upon a termination of employment for any reason, a participant will forfeit the right to receive any award not vested as of the date of such termination.

The number of restricted stock units that will vest at the end of a performance measurement period is based on a predetermined scale. If the Total Shareholder Return for any performance measurement period is between 101% and 109%, then 80% of a target award will vest. If the Total Shareholder Return for any performance measurement period is between 96% and 100%, then 50% of a target award will vest. If the Total Shareholder Return for any performance measurement period is between 91% and 95%, then 20% of a target award will vest. If the Total Shareholder Return for any performance measurement period is 90% or less, none of the target award will vest.

In the event of a change of control of the Company (as defined in the Long-Term Incentive Plan), any performance measurement period will be deemed to end as of the last day of the month before the effective date of such change of control for the purposes of determining the total number of restricted stock units which may be earned for each award under the Long-Term Incentive Plan; however, such awards will not be deemed fully vested until the end of the original performance measurement period. If within 18 months after a change of control a participant’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for cause (as defined in the Long-Term Incentive Plan), death or disability, or by the participant for good reason (as defined in the Long-Term Incentive Plan), all outstanding awards under the Long-Term Incentive Plan held by such participant shall immediately vest and become payable. In the event of any other termination of a participant’s employment following a change of control, such participant shall forfeit the right to receive all outstanding awards not vested as of the date of such termination. In the event that following a change of control, no common stock of the Company remains and the surviving corporation or its ultimate parent does not agree to convert the awards into restricted stock units of the surviving corporation or its ultimate parent, then the awards shall be converted into a cash value based on the fair market value of one share of the Company’s common stock in the change of control transaction.

The selection of participants, granting of awards and all determinations and interpretations and relating to the vesting and calculation of each Total Shareholder Return will be made by the Company’s Compensation Committee. All decisions relating to a determination of cause under the Long-Term Incentive Plan shall be made by the Company’s Board of Directors.


All awards made under the Long-Term Incentive Plan constitute Deferred Stock Awards under the Company’s Third Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “1996 Plan”) and shall be granted under, and subject to, the terms of the 1996 Plan.

The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Long-Term Incentive Plan, which is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ANSYS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan

Also on February 17, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Company approved the ANSYS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”). The Executive Severance Plan provides for Maria T. Shields, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Joseph C. Fairbanks, Jr., the Company’s Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Support and Brian C. Drew, the Company’s Vice President, Central Development Unit, along with the Company’s Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, the Company’s Vice President, Physics Business Unit and the Company’s Vice President, Human Resources and such other officers as are designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company from time to time (together, the “Covered Executives”) to receive payments in the event of a termination of their employment with the Company under certain scenarios.

In the event that a Covered Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company at any time, other than for cause (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), death or disability, the Covered Executive will be entitled to receive six month’s base salary and any earned, but unpaid, portion of the Covered Executive’s target bonus award as of the date of such termination together in one lump-sum payment. The Company will also continue to provide health and dental coverage to the Covered Executive on the same terms and conditions as if the Covered Executive were an active employee for 12 months following the termination date and will provide up to $15,000 reimbursement for outplacement services within 12 months of the termination date.

In the event that a Covered Executive’s employment is terminated within 18 months of a Change of Control (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan) either by the Company for any reason other than cause, death or disability or by the Covered Executive for good reason (as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), the Covered Executive will be entitled to receive the amount of the Covered Executive’s base salary and an amount equal to the Covered Executive’s target bonus award at the time of such termination together in one lump-sum payment. The Company will also continue to provide health and dental coverage to the Covered Executive on the same terms and conditions as if the Covered Executive were an active employee for 12 months following the termination date and will provide up to $15,000 reimbursement for outplacement services within 12 months of the termination date. In addition, all outstanding stock options and stock-based awards held by the Covered Executive will immediately accelerate and become exercisable or nonforfeitable, as applicable, as of the date of such a termination.

The benefits described above will be subject to the Covered Executive entering into a general release of claims with the Company within 45 days of the termination. All decisions relating to cause and the determination of earned portions of a Covered Executive’s target bonus will be made by the Company’s Board of Directors.

The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Executive Severance Plan, which is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.1    ANSYS, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
10.2    ANSYS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan.

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ANSYS, INC.
Date: February 23, 2010     By:   /s/    Sheila S. DiNardo
      Sheila S. DiNardo – Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description of Exhibit

10.1    ANSYS, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
10.2    ANSYS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan.

 

Exhibit 10.1

ANSYS, INC.

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose

This Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is intended to provide an incentive for superior work and to motivate executives and employees of ANSYS, Inc. (the “ Company ”) toward even higher achievement and business results, to tie their goals and interests to those of the Company and its stockholders and to enable the Company to attract and retain highly qualified executives and employees. The Plan is for the benefit of Participants (as defined below). Awards made under this Plan constitute Deferred Stock Awards under Section 9 of the Company’s Third Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “1996 Option Plan”) and shall be granted under, and subject to, the terms of the 1996 Option Plan.

2. Definitions

For purposes of this Plan:

(a) “ Award ” means a grant to a Participant hereunder. From and after a Change in Control, any references to an Award shall mean the fixed number of Restricted Stock Units eligible to be earned by a Participant, as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

(b) “ Award Notice ” means a notice or agreement provided to a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations of the Participant’s participation in this Plan, including, without limitation, the Participant’s Target Award.

(c) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “ Cause ” means, and shall be limited to a determination by the Company that the Participant’s employment shall be terminated as a result of any one or more of the following events:

(i) any material breach by the Participant of any agreement between the Participant and the Company; or

(ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the Participant to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or

(iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Participant of the Participant’s duties to the Company; or

(iv) willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.

 


(e) “ Change in Control ” means any of the following:

(i) any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Act ”) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan or trust of the Company or any of its subsidiaries), together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Act) of such person, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Board (“ Voting Securities ”) (in such case other than as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company); or

(ii) the consummation of (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger, beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate more than 50 percent of the voting shares of the Company issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger (or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any), or (B) any sale or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the result of an acquisition of securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportionate number of Voting Securities beneficially owned by any person to 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that if any person referred to in this sentence shall thereafter become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Securities (other than pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction or as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company) and immediately thereafter beneficially owns 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities, then a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i).

(f) “ Change in Control Date ” means with respect to each Change in Control Performance Measurement Period, the last day of the month immediately preceding the effective date of the Change in Control.

(g) “ Change in Control Performance Measurement Period ” means the Performance Measurement Period that is shortened by the Committee such that each such period shall be deemed to have concluded as of as of the Change in Control Date.

 

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(h) “ Change in Control Terminating Event ” means during the 18-month period following the occurrence of a Change in Control, any of the following events: (i) termination by the Company of the Participant’s employment for any reason other than for Cause, death or disability; or (ii) the termination by the Participant of his or her employment with the Company for Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control Terminating Event shall not be deemed to have occurred herein solely as a result of the Participant being an employee of any direct or indirect successor to the business or assets of the Company.

(i) “ Closing Index Value ” means the Performance Measurement Index Value as of the last day of any Performance Measurement Period.

(j) “ Closing Stock Price ” means the Stock Price as of the last day of any Performance Measurement Period.

(k) “ Code ” means Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended .

(l) “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(m) “ Effective Date ” means February 17, 2010, the date this Plan was approved by the Committee.

(n) “ Good Reason ” means that the Participant has complied with the “Good Reason Process” (hereinafter defined) following the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) a material diminution in the Participant’s responsibilities, authority or duties; or

(ii) a material reduction in the Participant’s Base Salary and Target Bonus except for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all or substantially all management employees; or

(iii) a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant is principally employed.

For purposes of this Section 2(n)(i), a change in the reporting relationship, or a change in a title will not, by itself, be sufficient to constitute a material diminution of responsibilities, authority or duty.

(o) “ Good Reason Process ” means:

(i) the Participant reasonably determines in good faith that a “Good Reason” condition has occurred;

(ii) the Participant notifies the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Good Reason condition within 60 days of the first occurrence of such condition;

 

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(iii) the Participant cooperates in good faith with the Company’s efforts, for a period not less than 30 days following such notice (the “Cure Period”), to remedy the condition;

(iv) notwithstanding such efforts, the Good Reason condition continues to exist following the Cure Period; and

(v) the Participant terminates his or her employment within 30 days after the end of the Cure Period.

If the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred.

(p) “ Initial Index Value ” means, the Performance Measurement Index Value as of the first day of any Performance Measurement Period.

(q) “ Initial Stock Price ” means the Stock Price as of the first day of any Performance Measurement Period.

(r) “ Participant ” means an executive or employee of the Company selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(s) “ Performance Measurement Index ” means the NASDAQ Composite Total Returns Index, or, in the event such index is discontinued or its methodology significantly changed, a comparable index selected by the Committee in good faith.

(t) “ Performance Measurement Index Value ” means, with respect to any date, the average value of the Performance Measurement Index for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date.

(u) “ Performance Measurement Period ” means, a three calendar year period commencing on January 1, 2010 and each January 1 thereafter while this Plan is effective, and concluding on December 31 of the second calendar year thereafter. There shall be overlapping Performance Measurement Periods.

(v) “ Restricted Stock Units” means the restricted stock units of the Company.

(w) “ Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

(x) “ Stock Price ” means, as of a particular date, the average closing price of one share of Stock for the ten consecutive trading days ending on, and including, such date; provided however, that in the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Stock Price shall equal the fair market value, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, of the total consideration paid or payable in the transaction resulting in the Change in Control for one share of Stock.

(y) “ Target Award ” means the target number of Restricted Stock Units that comprise a Participant’s Award for each Performance Measurement Period, as set forth in the Participant’s Award Notice.

 

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(z) “ Total Shareholder Return ” means, with respect to a Performance Measurement Period, the total percentage return per share, achieved by the Stock assuming contemporaneous reinvestment in the Stock of all dividends and other distributions (excluding dividends and distributions paid in the form of additional shares of Stock) at the closing price of one share of Stock on the date such dividend or other distribution was paid, based on the Initial Stock Price and the Closing Stock Price for such Performance Measurement Period.

3. Administration

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the discretionary authority to make all determinations (including, without limitation, the interpretation and construction of the Plan and the determination of relevant facts) regarding the entitlement to any Award hereunder and the amount of any Award to be paid under the Plan (including the number of shares of Stock issuable to any Participant), provided such determinations are made in good faith and are consistent with the purpose and intent of the Plan. In particular, but without limitation and subject to the foregoing, the Committee shall have the authority:

(i) to select Participants under the Plan;

(ii) to determine the Target Award and any formula or criteria for the determination of the Target Award for each Participant;

(iii) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, which shall govern Award Notices and all other written instruments evidencing an Award hereunder, including the waiver or modification of any such conditions;

(iv) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; and

(v) to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan (and any Award Notices or other agreements relating thereto) and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may, in its discretion, make appropriate adjustments to any Award, any Target Award, any Initial Stock Price, any Closing Stock Price or the Total Shareholder Return for any period in connection with or as a result of any of the following events which occur or have occurred after the Effective Date: reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, if the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other securities.

(c) Subject to the terms hereof, all decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the

 

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Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

4. Determination and Payment of Awards

(a) Each Participant’s Award Notice shall specify such Participant’s Target Award for each Performance Measurement Period. The Target Award shall be expressed as a number of Restricted Stock Units.

(b) The Target Award for any Performance Measurement Period shall vest based on the Company’s performance for such Performance Measurement Period as measured by the Total Shareholder Return relative to the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for such Performance Measurement Period as set forth below, subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company through the conclusion of the Performance Measurement Period, except as set forth in Section 6 below. The percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index shall be established by comparing the Initial Index Value to the Closing Index Value.

 

Performance Goal

  

Award Earned

Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period equals 110% or above the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period.    100% of Target Award
Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period equals a percentage from 101% to 109% of the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period.    80% of Target Award
Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period equals a percentage from 96% to 100% of the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period.    50% of Target Award
Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period equals a percentage from 91% to 95% of the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period.    20% of Target Award
Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period equals a percentage of 90% or less of the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period.    0% of Target Award

 

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For purposes of clarity, if the Total Shareholder Return for a Performance Measurement Period does not equal or exceed 91% of the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for the Performance Measurement Period, no portion of the Target Award shall vest.

(c) The Committee, at its first meeting following the conclusion of each Performance Measurement Period, shall determine the actual number of Restricted Stock Units that will be deemed to have vested as of the final day of the Performance Measurement Period, in accordance with Schedule A , attached hereto.

(d) As soon as practicable (but in no event later than 74 days) following the conclusion of the applicable Performance Measurement Period, the vested Restricted Stock Units, if any, will be settled in an equal number of shares of Stock.

5. Termination of Employment . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Notice or as provided in Section 6 below, if at any time prior to the conclusion of any Performance Measurement Period, a Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, such Participant shall automatically forfeit the right to receive any Award not vested as of the date of termination of employment.

6. Change in Control . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Notice, upon a Change in Control of the Company, the following shall occur:

(a) With respect to each Change In Control Performance Measurement Period, the Committee, in accordance with Section 4, shall determine the actual number of Restricted Stock Units that are eligible to be earned based on the Total Shareholder Return for the Change in Control Performance Measurement Period relative to the median percentage appreciation of the Performance Measurement Index for such Change in Control Performance Measurement Period and such Award shall not be deemed fully vested until the conclusion of the original Performance Measurement Period, subject to the continued employment of the Participant through such date. For example, if a Change in Control occurs during the 12 th month of a Performance Measurement Period, after the Committee has determined the number of Restricted Stock Units that are eligible to be earned with respect to the applicable Change in Control Performance Measurement Period based on performance for such period, the Award shall not be deemed fully vested until the end of the 36 th month of the original Performance Measurement Period. For the avoidance of doubt, since the Plan contemplates overlapping Performance Measurement Periods, there may be up to two different Change In Control Performance Measurement Periods.

(b) In the event that subsequent to a Change in Control, a Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than a Change in Control Terminating Event, such Participant shall automatically forfeit the right to receive all outstanding Awards not vested as of the date of termination of employment.

(c) In the event a Change in Control Terminating Event occurs with respect to a Participant, all outstanding Awards held by such Participant shall immediately vest and become payable.

 

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(d) If as a result of a Change in Control, no Stock remains outstanding and the surviving corporation (or its ultimate parent) does not agree to convert the Awards into a number of restricted stock units of equivalent value of the surviving corporation (or its ultimate parent), then the Awards shall be converted to a dollar value based on the Stock Price.

7. Miscellaneous

(a) Amendment and Termination . The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time in its discretion without the consent of any Participants, but no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Participants with regard to outstanding Awards. In the event the Plan is terminated, the Company shall determine the Awards payable to Participants based on the Total Shareholder Return relative to the Performance Measurement Index for each Performance Measurement Period ending on the date of Plan termination. The Awards for each Performance Measurement Period shall be further prorated to reflect the shortened Performance Measurement Period.

(b) No Contract for Continuing Services . This Plan shall not be construed as creating any contract for continued services between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any Participant and nothing herein contained shall give any Participant the right to be retained as an employee or consultant of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(c) No Transfers . A Participant’s rights in an interest under the Plan may not be assigned or transferred.

(d) Unfunded Plan . The Plan shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or separate fund. Likewise, the Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company or any of subsidiaries or affiliates and any Participant. To the extent that any Participant holds any rights by virtue of an Award under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(e) Governing Law . The Plan and each Award Letter awarded under the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws of such state.

(f) Tax Withholding . Any issuance of shares of Stock to a Participant shall be subject to tax withholding. The minimum tax withholding obligation shall be satisfied through a net issuance of shares. The Company shall withhold from shares of Stock to be issued to the Participant a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate fair market value that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due.

(g) Construction . Wherever appropriate, the use of the masculine gender shall be extended to include the feminine and/or neuter or vice versa; and the singular form of words shall be extended to include the plural; and the plural shall be restricted to mean the singular.

(h) Headings . The Section headings and Section numbers are included solely for ease of reference. If there is any conflict between such headings or numbers and the text of this Plan, the text shall control.

 

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(i) Effect on Other Plans . Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to limit the rights of Participants under the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ benefit plans, programs or policies.

(j) Effective Date . The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

8. Section 409A .

(a) All payments and benefits described in this Plan are intended to constitute a short term deferral for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Plan constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Covered Executive’s termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Covered Executive’s “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

(b) The parties intend that this Plan will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of this Plan is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code. The parties agree that this Plan may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, and as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A of the Code and all related rules and regulations in order to preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder without additional cost to either party.

(c) The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Covered Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Plan are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

ANSYS, INC.

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN

1. Purpose . ANSYS, Inc. (the “Company”) considers it essential to the best interests of its stockholders to foster the continuous employment of key management personnel. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes, however, that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of an involuntary termination of employment, either before or after a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2 hereof), exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders. Therefore, the Board has determined that the ANSYS, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”) should be adopted to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of certain of the Company’s officers and executives as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company from time to time (each, a “Covered Executive” and collectively, the “Covered Executives”) to their assigned duties without distraction. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as creating an express or implied contract of employment and, except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Covered Executive and the Company, the Covered Executive shall not have any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

2. Definitions . The following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(a) “ Base Salary ” shall mean the annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Terminating Event or Change in Control Terminating Event.

(b) “ Cause ” shall mean, and shall be limited to a determination by the Company that the Covered Executive’s employment shall be terminated as a result of any one or more of the following events:

(i) any material breach by the Covered Executive of any agreement between the Covered Executive and the Company; or

(ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the Covered Executive to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or

(iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Covered Executive of the Covered Executive’s duties to the Company; or

(iv) willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.


(c) “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:

(i) any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan or trust of the Company or any of its subsidiaries), together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Act) of such person, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Board (“Voting Securities”) (in such case other than as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company); or

(ii) the date a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election; or

(iii) the consummation of (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger, beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate more than 50 percent of the voting shares of the Company issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger (or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any), or (B) any sale or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the result of an acquisition of securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportionate number of Voting Securities beneficially owned by any person to 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that if any person referred to in this sentence shall thereafter become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Securities (other than pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction or as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company) and immediately thereafter beneficially owns 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding Voting Securities, then a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i).

(d) “Change in Control Terminating Event” shall mean during the 18-month period following the occurrence of a Change in Control, any of the following events: (i) termination by the Company of the Covered Executive’s employment for any reason other than for Cause, death or disability; or (ii) the termination by the Covered Executive of his or her employment with the Company for Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control Terminating Event shall not be deemed to have occurred herein solely as a result of the Covered Executive being an employee of any direct or indirect successor to the business or assets of the Company.

 

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(e) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “Good Reason” shall mean that the Covered Executive has complied with the “Good Reason Process” (hereinafter defined) following the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) a material diminution in the Covered Executive’s responsibilities, authority or duties; or

(ii) a material reduction in the Covered Executive’s Base Salary except for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all or substantially all management employees; or

(iii) a material change in the geographic location at which the Covered Executive is principally employed.

For purposes of this Section 2(f)(i), a change in the reporting relationship, or a change in a title will not, by itself, be sufficient to constitute a material diminution of responsibilities, authority or duty.

(g) “Good Reason Process” shall mean:

(i) the Covered Executive reasonably determines in good faith that a “Good Reason” condition has occurred;

(ii) the Covered Executive notifies the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Good Reason condition within 60 days of the first occurrence of such condition;

(iii) the Covered Executive cooperates in good faith with the Company’s efforts, for a period not less than 30 days following such notice (the “Cure Period”), to remedy the condition;

(iv) notwithstanding such efforts, the Good Reason condition continues to exist following the Cure Period; and

(v) the Covered Executive terminates his or her employment within 30 days after the end of the Cure Period.

If the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred.

(h) “Pro-Rata Bonus” shall mean, as of the date of termination, an amount equal to the earned, if any, but unpaid portion of the target bonus award, as determined in the absolute discretion of the Company.

 

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(i) “Target Bonus” shall mean, as of the date of termination, an amount equal to the annual target bonus for the year in which the termination of employment occurs.

(j) “Terminating Event” shall mean a termination by the Company of the Covered Executive’s employment for any reason other than for Cause, death or disability.

3. Termination Benefits . In the event a Terminating Event or a Change in Control Terminating Event occurs with respect to a Covered Executive, the Company shall pay or provide to the Covered Executive any earned but unpaid Base Salary, unpaid expense reimbursements, accrued but unused vacation and any vested benefits the Covered Executive may be entitled to, as of the date of termination, under any employee benefit plan of the Company, which such payment shall be made within 30 days of the Terminating Event or Change in Control Terminating Event.

(a) Terminating Event . In the event a Terminating Event occurs with respect to a Covered Executive, subject to the execution and effectiveness of a general release of claims in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company (the “Release”) by the Covered Executive within 45 days of the Terminating Event, the Company shall:

(i) pay the Covered Executive an amount equal to the sum of the following:

(A) six months of Base Salary of the Covered Executive; and

(B) the Pro-Rata Bonus.

Such amount shall be paid in a single lump sum payment on the first payroll date that occurs 52 days after the Terminating Event.

(ii) continue to provide health and dental coverage to the Covered Executive, on the same terms and conditions as though the Covered Executive had remained an active employee, for 12 months following the Terminating Event; and

(iii) reimburse the Covered Executive for outplacement services not to exceed $15,000, provided that such expenses are incurred by the Covered Executive within 12 months of the termination of employment and such reimbursement shall be made by the Company within 30 days of receipt of satisfactory evidence of such expenses.

(b) Change in Control Terminating Event . In the event a Change in Control Terminating Event occurs with respect to a Covered Executive, subject to the execution and effectiveness of a Release by the Covered Executive within 45 days of the Change in Control Terminating Event, in lieu of the amounts payable under Section 3(a), the Company shall:

(i) pay the Covered Executive an amount equal to the sum of the following:

(A) one times the amount of the Base Salary of the Covered Executive; and

 

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(B) one times the amount of the Target Bonus of the Covered Executive.

Such amount shall be paid in a single lump sum payment on the first payroll date that occurs 52 days after the Change in Control Terminating Event.

(ii) continue to provide health and dental insurance coverage to the Covered Executive, on the same terms and conditions as though the Covered Executive had remained an active employee, for 12 months following the Change in Control Terminating Event;

(iii) reimburse the Covered Executive for outplacement services not to exceed $15,000, provided that such expenses are incurred by the Covered Executive within 12 months of the termination of employment and such reimbursement shall be made by the Company within 30 days of receipt of satisfactory evidence of such expenses; and

(iv) cause all outstanding stock options and other stock-based awards held by the Covered Executive to immediately accelerate and become fully exercisable or nonforfeitable as of the Covered Executive’s Change in Control Terminating Event.

4. Additional Limitation .

(a) Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any compensation, payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Covered Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise (the “Severance Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) If the Severance Payments, reduced by the sum of (A) the Excise Tax and (B) the total of the Federal, state, and local income and employment taxes payable by the Covered Executive on the amount of the Severance Payments which are in excess of the Threshold Amount (as defined below), are greater than or equal to the Threshold Amount, the Covered Executive shall be entitled to the full benefits payable under this Plan.

(ii) If the Threshold Amount is less than (A) the Severance Payments, but greater than (B) the Severance Payments reduced by the sum of (1) the Excise Tax and (2) the total of the Federal, state, and local income and employment taxes on the amount of the Severance Payments which are in excess of the Threshold Amount, then the benefits payable under this Plan shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that the sum of all Severance Payments shall not exceed the Threshold Amount. In such event, the Severance Payments shall be reduced in the following order: (1) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) equity-based payments and acceleration; and (4) non-cash forms of benefits. To the extent any payment is to be made over time (e.g., in installments, etc.), then the payments shall be reduced in reverse chronological order.

 

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(b) For the purposes of this Section 4, “Threshold Amount” shall mean three times the Covered Executive’s “base amount” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder less one dollar ($1.00); and “Excise Tax” shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, and any interest or penalties incurred by the Covered Executive with respect to such excise tax.

(c) The determination as to which of the alternative provisions of Section 4(a) shall apply to the Covered Executive shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Covered Executive within 15 business days of the Change in Control Terminating Event, if applicable, or at such earlier time as is reasonably requested by the Company or the Covered Executive. For purposes of determining which of the alternative provisions of Section 4(a) shall apply, the Covered Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation applicable to individuals for the calendar year in which the determination is to be made, and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rates of individual taxation in the state and locality of the Covered Executive’s residence on the Change in Control Terminating Event, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Covered Executive.

5. Consent to Jurisdiction . To the extent that any court action is permitted consistent with or to enforce this Plan, the parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of western Pennsylvania. Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Covered Executive (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process; and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process.

6. Withholding . All payments made by the Company under this Plan shall be net of any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable law.

7. Section 409A .

(a) Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of the Covered Executive’s separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Company determines that the Covered Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that the Covered Executive becomes entitled to under this Plan on account of the Covered Executive’s separation from service would be considered deferred compensation subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after the Covered Executive’s separation from service, or (B) the Covered Executive’s death. If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall

 

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include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.

(b) All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Plan shall be provided by the Company or incurred by the Covered Executive during the time periods set forth in this Plan. All reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. Such right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(c) To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Plan constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Covered Executive’s termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Covered Executive’s “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

(d) The parties intend that this Plan will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of this Plan is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code. The parties agree that this Plan may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, and as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A of the Code and all related rules and regulations in order to preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder without additional cost to either party.

(e) The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Covered Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Plan are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section.

8. No Mitigation . The Covered Executive is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Covered Executive by the Company under this Plan. Further, the amount of any payment provided for in this Plan shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Covered Executive as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Covered Executive to the Company, or otherwise.

9. Benefits and Burdens . This Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Covered Executives, their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. In the event of a Covered Executive’s death after a Terminating Event but prior to the completion by the Company of all payments due him under this Plan, the Company shall continue such payments to the Covered Executive’s beneficiary designated in writing to the Company prior to his or her death (or to his or her estate, if the Covered Executive fails to make such designation).

 

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10. Enforceability . If any portion or provision of this Plan shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Plan, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Plan shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11. Waiver . No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance of any term or obligation of this Plan, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Plan, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.

12. Notices . Any notices, requests, demands, and other communications provided for by this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to a Covered Executive at the last address the Covered Executive has filed in writing with the Company, or to the Company at its main office, attention of the Board of Directors.

13. Effect on Other Plans . Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to limit the rights of the Covered Executives under the Company benefit plans, programs or policies.

14. Amendment or Termination of Plan . The Company may amend or terminate this Plan at any time or from time to time, provided, however, that the Plan may not be amended or terminated after a Change in Control.

15. Governing Law . This Plan shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the laws of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

16. Obligations of Successors . In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Adopted: As of February 17, 2010

 

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